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This is purely anecdotal, but is anyone else noticing a trend of baby-boomer parents who aren't taking this seriously as their kids because they think they're immortal and want to keep going out for dinner and don't think of themselves as "old"? (Hi, mom.)
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500+ replies later, I’d say we have a problem.
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I didn't expect this tweet to blow up (not using that other term), but, since it did, I wrote more about this phenomenon for The New Yorker. If this doesn't describe you or your parents, GOOD.
#notallboomers, etc.https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/convincing-boomer-parents-to-take-the-coronavirus-seriously …Show this thread
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Ten years older than you and taking this deadly seriously.
#BabyBoomer
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one minute later I got a text from my mom: "I may be over 60 but I'm really not, so don't worry bout me!"
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“I’m not worried” ...
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